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“You can't always choose which. Sometimes you have to BE which.”

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“I saw her note the way I hovered over the various ethnicities on the form. First the 'white' box, then to the airspace over the 'black' box, a kind of momentary hesitation, a protest of stillness, a staring into the abyss of everything I did not know about myself. She, like me, was made of halves.”

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“The irony of life is that those who wear masks often tell us more truths than those with open faces.”

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“Do I have to admit that I'm half Cuban and half American, or should I go even further, and explain that Dad's parents were born in the Ukraine, part of Soviet Russia? Or am I just entirely American, all the fractions left behind by immigration from faraway nations?”

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Book:Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings

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“At the steamy train station in New Orleans, horrifying signs above drinking fountains announce: COLORED. WHITE. Confused, I drink out of both. Why should it matter if a stream of coo, refreshing water pours into my mouth or another?”

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“Why would I make it up?" I said. If I were going to make something up, it would be something like: studying too much for your bar mitzvah can stunt your growth, or eating only Chinese food causes premature baldness. Personally, I would like to spend less time studying Torah and more time eating pizza.”

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Book:This Is Just a Test

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“Your trials and tribulations bring out your purpose in life.”

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Book:Why Are You Obsessed with My Race?

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“What does my race have anything to do with you—and why do you care? I am part of many. I am confident in whom I am, and I accept myself the way I am.”

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“Racial profiling is at its fineness.”

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“Racial profiling is at its fineness. It is not only the words that cut deep, but the stares are worse.”

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“It is hard being biracial. I feel like people will not let me live, love, or, better yet, breathe.”

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